Hansen announces ticket waitlist in Seattle

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Mar 12, 2013

Hansen said no inference should be drawn between the start of a ticket waitlist and the efforts in closing the purchase of the Kings and relocating them to Seattle for the 2013-14 season. The prospective owner of the Sacramento Kings is calling on fans in… (more) Seattle to sign up for a "priority ticket waitlist" as a way to show the NBA how much interest there is in bringing pro basketball back to the area. In addition to helping us understand and prioritize the demand for tickets, registering your interest will be a critical step in demonstrating to the NBA and basketball fans around the country the unbelievable passion that exists in the Emerald City to BRING BACK OUR SONICS! [...] It’s also important that we reiterate that no inference should be drawn between our establishment of the Priority Ticket Waitlist and our efforts to close our acquisition of the Sacramento Kings. Chris Hansen made the announcement on his SonicsArena.com website on Monday. It looks like the odds are against them, and that Stern and the NBA's owners want Seattle regardless of Sacramento's level of commitment. After Sacto mayor Kevin Johnson and investors Ron Burkle and Mark Mastrov put together a plan to give the city new hope, David Stern claimed that they all had to step up their offer to tip the scales in their favor.

Seattle bidder for Kings opens ticket waiting list

The prospective owner of the Sacramento Kings is calling on fans in Seattle to sign up for a "priority ticket waitlist" as a way to show the NBA how much interest there is in bringing pro basketball back to the area.